Exam 50: Landlord-Tenant Law

A[n] ________ eviction occurs when a landlord physically prevents a tenant from entering leased premises.

The promise that a landlord makes in a lease that the tenant has the right to quietly enjoy the land is the ________.

An eviction may only be full,not partial.

Jimi allows Petra to live in his apartment building so long as Petra provides the landscaping on Jimi's buildings.Frederick,Jimi's brother,claims this arrangement is illegal and Petra should leave.Is Frederick correct?

Jarone rents office space from Axwood.A tornado demolished the building where Jarone rents space.What likely happens to the lease between Jarone and Axwood?

A definite-term lease is also known as a[n] ________.

[Skyrocketing Rent] Ethan leased space for his health food store from Simone.After a few years,Simone decided to sell the building in which the health food store was located to Mack.Simone told Ethan that the lease would be terminated and that whether he could stay or not depended on what he could work out with Mack.Mack told Ethan that he could stay only if he paid double the amount of rent he had been paying to Simone and that if Ethan complained,the rent would go even higher.Ethan told Mack that Simone had no right to make any changes and that he had the absolute right to continue paying the same set amount to Simone until the lease expired.The lease did not address transfers. -Which statement is true regarding whether Simone had the right to sell the building to Mack?

Which statement is true regarding the right of Matt to collect rent payments from Wu?

[Overstaying Tenants] Curtis signs a lease with Ricardo for Curtis to rent a storefront for his costume shop starting on the first of March.After Ricardo gives Curtis the key on March 1,Curtis learns that the previous tenant,a t-shirt business,has not moved out.Curtis tells Ricardo that he is responsible for removing the t-shirt business from the storefront;however,after several weeks of waiting for possession,Curtis tells Ricardo that he wants his money back for the time he waited and breaks the lease. -Who is responsible for removing the previous tenant?

In their Nari's state,a landlord has thirty days to return a security deposit.If Nari's landlord fails to return her security deposit and Nari files suit,what remedy might Nari be entitled to recover?

When must a lease generally be in writing?

Which of the following is a clause in a lease agreement allowing the landlord to increase the rent in association with increases in costs of living,property taxes,or the tenant's commercial business?

Describe a sublease.To whom is a sublessee liable in the event that the sublessee fails to pay rent? Can the original lessor hold the sublessor liable in the event a sublessee fails to pay rent?

The party who assumes temporary ownership of the property is the in the landlord-tenant relationship.

Rent ceilings are always illegal.

Which statement is true regarding Ethan's remark that he had an absolute right to continue paying Simone until the lease expired?

________ is any tenant conduct that causes permanent and substantial injury to the landlord's property.

Who is responsible for upkeep of common areas?

Is Rodney responsible for installing sprinkler systems to the rental unit?

Diana rented office space for her business.She added a wall to divide a room and give her more storage space.When Oscar,the landlord,saw what she had done,he became angry and told her that she was liable to him for damages.Discuss any liability of Diana under the majority rule and also under the minority rule.